1995 Air Force Falcons football
WAC co-champion
Copper Bowl, L 41–55 vs. Texas Tech
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–5 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Hamilton (6th season)
Offensive schemeWishbone triple option
Co-defensive coordinatorCal McCombs (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumFalcon Stadium
1995 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Colorado State +  6 –2   8 –4  
BYU +  6 –2   7 –4  
Utah +  6 –2   7 –4  
Air Force +  6 –2   8 –5  
San Diego State  5 –3   8 –4  
Wyoming  4 –4   6 –5  
Fresno State  2 –6   5 –7  
New Mexico  2 –6   4 –7  
Hawaii  2 –6   4 –8  
UTEP  1 –7   2 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference, making the team conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Copper Bowl, which it lost 41–55 to Texas Tech.[2][3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 2BYU
W 38–12
September 9Wyoming
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 34–10
September 16Colorado StateNo. 21
L 20–27
September 23at Northwestern*
L 6–30
September 30at New Mexico
W 27–24
October 7UTEP
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO
W 56–43
October 14at Navy*
W 30–20
October 21at Utah
L 21–22
October 28at Fresno State
W 31–20
November 11Army*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
W 38–20
November 18No. 8 Notre Dame*
  • Falcon Stadium
  • Colorado Springs, CO (rivalry)
L 14–44
November 25at Hawaii
W 45–28
December 27vs. Texas Tech*
L 41–55
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV21RV———RV————————
CoachesRVRV2519RV——RVRV————————

Personnel

1995 Air Force Falcons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 1 Sherman Dedrick So
QB 2 Tom Brown Jr
WR 3 Jason Olsen Sr
QB 4 Joe Sheffield Jr
QB 6 Andre Johnson Jr
WR 7 Craig Hancock Sr
RB 8 Jake Campbell Sr
QB 12 Beau Morgan Jr
QB 13 Benjamin Trautwein So
RB 15 Floyd Brazier So
RB 19 Tobin Ruff So
RB 20 Steven Walden So
WR 21 Richie Marsh Sr
RB 22 Henry Jeffress So
RB 23 Nicolaus Grauer So
RB 24 John Ichiyama Jr
RB 25 Demeatrius Thomas So
WR 27 Marcus Ranger Jr
FB 30 Jason Forte So
FB 33 Brandon Wilkerson Sr
FB 38 Nakia Addison Jr
FB 39 Craig Tanner Jr
RB 40 Danta Johnson Sr
RB 41 Todd Eilers Jr
RB 42 Adrian Smith Jr
TE 45 Alex Pupich Jr
WR 47 Chris Miller So
C 50 Nathan Faber So
C 51 Jeffrey Parr So
C 52 Adam Edwards Sr
C 53 Donald Leary Jr
C 54 Mike Zeman Jr
C 57 Eric Tibbs So
C 58 James Mustin So
C 59 Treg Taylor So
OT 60 Scott Breece So
G 61 Karl Falk So
G 61 Shawn Tellers So
OT 62 John Sapp Sr
OT 63 Ryan Paolucci So
OT 64 Jason Campbell Jr
OT 64 Geoffrey Hastings So
G 65 Brad Halloway Sr
G 66 Frank Niemeyer So
G 67 Rick Dwyer Jr
G 69 Brett Cillessen Sr
OT 70 Mark Thurbush So
OT 71 Robert Sadler So
OT 72 Charles Parks So
OT 73 Daniel Palmer Sr
OT 74 Adam Schnicker So
OT 76 Carlton Hendrix Jr
OT 78 Gerhard Hahn Sr
OT 79 Micah West So
WR 80 Jeffrey Green So
TE 81 Ryan Quaale So
WR 84 Dustin Tyner Jr
WR 85 Charles Whitehead So
TE 86 Matt Brooks Sr
TE 87 Steve Hendricks Sr
TE 88 Tait Stamp So
TE 89 Michael Gargasz So
C 89 Trent Tripple Jr
WR 93 Ray Weathersby So
TE 95 Francisco Ortiz So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1 Michael Burtnett So
DB 5 Michael Walker Jr
FS 7 Mitchell Starkey So
FS 9 Wade Henning So
DB 9 Sean Lee So
FS 10 Marcus Alexander Jr
DB 11 Kelvin King Sr
DB 16 Paul Brister So
OLB 17 Melvin Whatley So
FS 18 Sam Ransom Jr
DB 20 Frank Staine-Pyne So
DB 21 Brandt House Jr
DB 25 Jamie Rhone So
DB 26 Keith Anderson So
DB 28 Eric Rockhold Jr
DB 29 Michael Dalton Jr
DB 32 LeRon Hudgins Sr
DB 34 Brian Mulloy Jr
FS 35 Stephen Pipes So
FS 36 David Ray Jr
DB 37 Abe Ebia So
OLB 38 Vincent Kendrick So
DB 39 William Nelson So
ILB 40 Travis Monson So
ILB 42 Joshua DeMotts So
ILB 43 Benjamin Banks So
ILB 44 Lee Guthrie Jr
OLB 45 Lance Rosa-Miranda So
DB 46 Ryan Baxter So
OLB 46 Erin Bender So
OLB 48 Johnny Vargas Sr
DT 49 Bobby Halloway Sr
ILB 51 Chris Gizzi Jr
OLB 55 Brian McCray Sr
ILB 56 Steve Fernandez So
ILB 57 Timothy Schumacher So
ILB 58 Jeffrey Mohr So
OLB 59 Mark DeRock Sr
ILB 61 Michael Hagan So
OLB 68 Geoffrey Zion So
DT 70 David Hammer Jr
NG 71 Rodney Bullard Sr
DT 75 Brad Hutt So
DT 76 Christopher Jones So
DT 77 Ron Jenkins So
ILB 79 Jason Lamb Jr
DT 82 Robert Evert So
DT 83 Rory Rosenbach So
DT 84 Jarret Hiavaty So
OLB 86 Ross Johnston So
NG 90 Jason Verbeck So
OLB 91 Sean Finnan So
DT 92 Scott Chandler So
DT 95 James Maunz Jr
NG 96 Chris Schweighhardt Jr
DT 97 Cameron Curry Jr
NG 98 Joe Suhajda Jr
LB 99 Keith Ensor Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 10 Eli Swanson So
PK 13 Tyrone Barbery Jr
PK 16 Randy Roberts Sr
H 23 Parks Hughes Sr
PK 31 Kurt Kremser Sr
PK 47 Jason Therrell So
DS 54 David O'Connell So
P 81 Steve Carr Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

BYU

BYU Cougars at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 0 6612
Falcons 14 7 10738

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Game information
First quarter
  • AF – Beau Morgan 4-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 13:01. Falcons 7–0.
  • AF – Jake Campbell 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 1:07. Falcons 14–0.

Second quarter

  • AF – Craig Tanner 10-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 4:12. Falcons 21–0.

Third quarter

  • AF – Marc Ranger 37-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 11:35. Falcons 28–0.
  • BYU – Itula Mili 1-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (kick failed), 6:14. Falcons 28–6.
  • AF – Randy Roberts 31-yard field goal, 1:15. Falcons 31–6.

Fourth quarter

  • AF – Danta Johnson 3-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 10:10. Falcons 38–6.
  • BYU – Levi Kealaluhi 5-yard pass from Steve Sarkisian (pass failed), 2:52. Falcons 38–12.
StatisticsBYUAF
First downs1728
Total yards523317
Rushing yards394-29
Passing yards129346
Turnovers35
Time of possession25:1034:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BYUPassingSteve Sarkisian25/42, 346 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingHema Heimuli7 rushes, 19 yards
ReceivingItula Mili6 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Air ForcePassingBeau Morgan8/13, 117 yards, TD
RushingJake Campbell13 rushes, 104 yards, TD
ReceivingMarcus Ranger4 receptions, 70 yards

Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 0 3710
Falcons 3 14 71034

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 9
  • Game attendance: 37,315
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 7:19. Falcons 3–0.

Second quarter

  • AF – Jake Campbell 5-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Randy Roberts kick), 13:08. Falcons 10–0.
  • AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 6:51. Falcons 17–0.

Third quarter

  • AF – Tom Brown 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 9:33. Falcons 24–0.
  • WYO – Cory Wedel 35-yard field goal, 6:01. Falcons 24–3.

Fourth quarter

  • AF – Tom Brown 37-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 14:30. Falcons 31–3.
  • WYO – Marcus Harris 12-yard pass from Josh Wallwork (Cory Wedel kick), 9:12. Falcons 31–10.
  • AF – Randy Roberts 30-yard field goal, 4:41. Falcons 34–10.
StatisticsWYOAF
First downs1822
Total yards378460
Rushing yards77426
Passing yards30134
Turnovers20
Time of possession25:1034:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WyomingPassingJosh Wallwork22/39, 301 yards, TD, INT
RushingLen Sexton15 rushes, 37 yards
ReceivingBrent Tillman8 receptions, 100 yards
Air ForcePassingBeau Morgan4/10, 34 yards
RushingTom Brown13 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingJake Campbell2 receptions, 16 yards

Colorado State

Colorado State Rams at No. 21 Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 7 14627
No. 21 Falcons 7 0 7620

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: September 16
  • Game attendance: 45,578
  • Box score
StatisticsCSUAF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Colorado StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
Air ForcePassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Northwestern

Air Force Falcons at Northwestern Wildcats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 0 6 006
Wildcats 10 6 01430

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 10:30 a.m. MDT/11:30 a.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 26,037
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • NW – Sam Valenzisi 46-yard field goal, 7:21. Wildcats 3–0.
  • NW – Darnell Autry 1-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 4:19. Wildcats 10–0.

Second quarter

  • AF – Randy Roberts 26-yard field goal, 13:09. Wildcats 10–3.
  • NW – Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal, 9:36. Wildcats 13–3.
  • NW – Sam Valenzisi 35-yard field goal, 7:16. Wildcats 16–3.
  • AF – Randy Roberts 39-yard field goal, 0:31. Wildcats 16–6.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • NW – Darnell Autry 6-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 14:57. Wildcats 23–6.
  • NW – Adrian Autry 5-yard run (Sam Valenzisi kick), 8:37. Wildcats 30–6.
StatisticsAFNW
First downs1722
Total yards271468
Rushing yards137249
Passing yards134219
Turnovers31
Time of possession27:4032:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Air ForcePassingBeau Morgan11/25, 120 yards, INT
RushingTom Brown10 rushes, 40 yards
ReceivingJake Campbell3 receptions, 35 yards
NorthwesternPassingSteve Schnur16/22, 206 yards
RushingDarnell Autry37 rushes, 190 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingD'Wayne Bates7 receptions, 110 yards

No. 8 Notre Dame

No. 8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Air Force Falcons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Fighting Irish 10 10 17744
Falcons 0 0 7714

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 5:45 p.m. MST
  • Game attendance: 54,482
  • Box score
Game information
First quarter
  • ND – Randy Kinder 17-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 5:26. Fighting Irish 7–0.
  • ND – Scott Cengia 30-yard field goal, 0:37. Fighting Irish 10–0.

Second quarter

  • ND – Autry Denson 3-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 9:34. Fighting Irish 17–0.
  • ND – Scott Cengia 26-yard field goal, 2:44. Fighting Irish 20–0.

Third quarter

  • ND – Scott Cengia 27-yard field goal, 10:07. Fighting Irish 23–0.
  • AF – Nakia Addison 8-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 6:47. Fighting Irish 23–7.
  • ND – Autry Denson 30-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 4:25. Fighting Irish 30–7.
  • ND – Randy Kinder 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 0:42. Fighting Irish 37–7.

Fourth quarter

  • ND – Marcus Thorne 5-yard run (Scott Cengia kick), 14:57. Fighting Irish 44–7.
  • AF – Matt Brooks 11-yard pass from Beau Morgan (Dallas Thompson kick), 13:03. Fighting Irish 44–14.
StatisticsNDAF
First downs2714
Total yards514286
Rushing yards410223
Passing yards10463
Turnovers23
Time of possession34:5925:01
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Notre DamePassingThomas Krug8/13, 96 yards, INT
RushingRandy Kinder14 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDerrick Mayes3 receptions, 46 yards
Air ForcePassingBeau Morgan8/16, 63 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingNakia Addison10 rushes, 108 yards
ReceivingJake Campbell3 receptions, 29 yards

Vs. Texas Tech (Copper Bowl)

Air Force Falcons vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders (1995 Copper Bowl) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 6 151341
Red Raiders 21 10 71755

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

Game information
First quarter
  • TTU – Stacy Mitchell 38-yard pass from Zebbie Lethridge (Tony Rogers kick), 14:27. Red Raiders 7–0.
  • AF – Nakia Addison 2-yard run (Dallas Thompson kick), 8:20. Tied 7–7.
  • TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 6:19. Red Raiders 14–7.
  • TTU – Byron Hanspard 11-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 0:23. Red Raiders 21–7.

Second quarter

  • TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 1-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 8:25. Red Raiders 28–7.
  • AF – Danta Johnson 71-yard run (kick failed), 1:59. Red Raiders 28–13.
  • TTU – Tony Rogers 24-yard field goal, 0:03. Red Raiders 31–13.

Third quarter

  • AF – Jake Campbell 7-yard run (Nakia Addison run), 11:26. Red Raiders 31–21.
  • AF – Danta Johnson 60-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 8:00. Red Raiders 31–28.
  • TTU – Byron Hanspard 2-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 38–28.

Fourth quarter

  • TTU – Zebbie Lethridge 3-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 14:51. Red Raiders 45–28.
  • TTU – Tony Rogers 31-yard field goal, 11:15. Red Raiders 48–28.
  • AF – Beau Morgan 1-yard run (Randy Roberts kick), 7:09. Red Raiders 48–35.
  • TTU – Byron Hanspard 29-yard run (Tony Rogers kick), 4:59. Red Raiders 55–35.
  • AF – Nakia Addison 7-yard run (run failed), 0:37. Red Raiders 55–41.
StatisticsAFTTU
First downs2528
Total yards514606
Rushing yards431361
Passing yards83245
Turnovers11
Penalties–yards6–5111–90
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Air ForcePassingBeau Morgan7/13, 83 yards
RushingDanta Johnson5 rushes, 148 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Texas TechPassingZebbie Lethridge22/41, 245 yards, TD, INT
RushingByron Hanspard24 rushes, 260 yards, 4 TD
Receiving

References

  1. ↑ "1995 Air Force Falcons Schedule and Results".
  2. ↑ "Football Schedule/Results: 1995-1996". Air Force Athletics. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Air Force Yearly Results: 1995-1999". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.


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